Henri Barkey

@hbarkey

Cohen Professor of International Relations at . Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East studies at . My own opinions. RTs ≠ endorsements.

ir.cas2.lehigh.edu
Joined January 2009
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    14 hours ago

    The Turkish govt has replaced numerous mayors in Kurdish-majority areas with trustees since 2016. In one district, the new mayors elected yesterday discovered that the trustees had donated the municipality building to local police.

    Daha kötüsü var: Kayyum, Diyarbakır'ın Bismil ilçesinin belediye binasını emniyete hibe etmiş. Şu an belediye binası yok!
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  2. Mar 31

    Those who expect a softening on the part of Erdogan are in for a disappointment. He poured his all into these elections and he is bound to seek retribution, against the municipalities he lost and especially HDP that outmaneuvered him. Expect hardening in foreign policy as well.

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  3. Mar 31

    Davutoglu’s pronouncement and $2 gets you a coffee at Starbucks. Meaningless as usual

    Former AKP Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced "now is the time to reclaim our shared consciousness by respecting the will of our nation. We must continue our…
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    Mar 31

    A gentle reminder that the High Election Commission (YSK) has, erm, undergone some reforms over the past few years. Its decisions are final. Not even the Supreme Court can overturn them.

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    Mar 31

    Kurdish cities overwhelmed by police and soldiers voting — they are bused into these towns. Which city will become the new center of ultra- turkish nationalist?

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  6. Mar 30

    The ISIS Ambassador to Turkey - Homeland Security Today Actually this is quite a comprehensive expose of ISIS operations by ⁦⁩

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    Mar 29

    Some general Turkish election insights and maybe a few caveated predictions. 1. The polls are mostly garbage. I quote the far more expert on this:

    Replying to @Istanbultelaviv @heissenstat
    I still have many thoughts on the topic but the main one is polls are meaningless in the current environment and to pretend otherwise isn’t a good use of energy.
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  8. Mar 29

    A sobering and must read piece by ⁦⁦⁩ Turkxit Time? - Carnegie Middle East Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    Mar 26

    My dispatch from Cizre, a Kurdish-majority town on the border with Syria, ahead of local elections that take place across Turkey on Sunday

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  10. Mar 26

    Erdogan Is Weak. And Invincible. – Foreign Policy good piece by ⁦⁩

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    Mar 25

    I think my latest article would help readers to contextualize Erdoğan’s pledge to convert Museum into a mosque: Erdogan’s government in panic over risk of electoral defeats via

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  12. Mar 24

    Noteworthy piece by on the long tradition of prison writings in Turkey.

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    Mar 21

    As the Middle East faces a period of uncertainty, the United States needs to think in decades, not presidential administrations, while it develops a strategy toward the region, writes for

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    Feb 10

    Turkey: Erdoğan's Unofficial Paramilitary Groups to 'Monitor' Elections?

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    Feb 9

    Wow... I Just received an e-mail from “Twitter legal “ asking me to voluntarily remove this tweet below or face legal action?!?!? I only shared an event in which happened against Turkish military base. Is that a crime these days ?!?!

    More photos from , , after Turkish airstrikes killed villager, followed by protestors stormed the Turkish base. Note: That is a taste of what can face in
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    Jan 26

    More photos from , , after Turkish airstrikes killed villager, followed by protestors stormed the Turkish base. Note: That is a taste of what can face in

    Protesters take over Turkish military base in
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    Feb 5
    Replying to

    how un-refreshingly predictable

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  18. Feb 5

    Read and weep. Top US general says Trump did not consult him on Syria announcement

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  19. Feb 5

    “We are the last vegetarians in a world full of carnivores,” said Gabriel, the former German foreign minister. “And if Britain leaves, we will be vegans.”  Europeans fear Trump may threaten not just the transatlantic bond, but the state of their union

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    Feb 5

    So. FM Çavuşoğlu's nephew's wife, Şeyda Çavuşoğlu scored poorly on the ALES (think equivalent to the GRE), landed a place at a university to do a masters. University with a court ruling blocked access to results to quell controversy of having granted her a place over others.

    YÜKSEK TORPİL | Dışişleri Bakanı Çavuşoğlu’nun ALES’te sonuncu olan ve yabancı dil sınavından da 100 üzerinden 22.5 alabilen akrabası Şeyda Çavuşoğlu yüksek lisansı kazandı. Puanların gösterildiği listeye mahkem…
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